Social Worker

Job Title

VA Careers - Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Duties

The duties may include but are not limited to:

• Has working knowledge and experience in diagnosing mental health conditions and recognizing appropriate treatment modalities for said conditions.
• Provides services in one of three VAMHCS residential programs. The Perry Point residential treatment programs include a homeless Domiciliary (including the Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residence program), a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Residential Treatment Program (PRRTP), and a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Residential Treatment Program (SARRTP).
• Assists with local, State and Federal benefits and assists with applications as necessary.
• Has experience and familiarity in working with previously unhoused individuals and those with numerous psychosocial stressors.
• Provides other concrete social work tasks to include referrals for housing, transportation, and food as needed.
• Schedules discharge appointments and coordinates transportation.
• Incumbent will network both internally and externally to the facility and coordinate community-based services as may be necessary; this may include information and referral for additional services from other VA programs, other government programs and community agency programs.
• Completes suicide risk screening, suicide risk evaluations, and suicide risk safety plans. Documents all interventions in a timely fashion as dictated by standard operating procedures and policy.
• Serves as a functioning member of the Interdisciplinary Team, offering social work insights and interventions to the team that may be comprised of, but not limited to, prescribers, nurses, psychologists, technicians, vocational staff, other social workers and program support.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Incumbent provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the consumer constructively and appropriately.
• Has the ability to complete clinical assessments, and treatment plans which reflect an understanding of the developmental stages, age-specific competencies of patients.
• Assists Coordinators and Managers in writing policies, procedures, and/or clinical practice guidelines.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8am-430pm

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Ad-Hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 26241-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized